May 6, 2014 Lucara increases credit facility to $50 million Lucara has discovered rare diamonds in the past, including a 9.46-carat blue diamond that fetched $4.5 million in 2012.
May 6, 2014 Funding still an issue for miners, especially juniors: report While the mining industry seems to be on its way up, cash-strapped juniors continue to struggle.
May 5, 2014 INFOGRAPHIC: Top mining CEOs – who earns what? Last year's top earner was a coal miner who ended the year $15 million in the black.
May 4, 2014 India gold bar imports plummet but diamonds rock A govt clampdown saw Indian imports of gold bars almost halve, but the diamond trade is robust with rough imports up 24% and polished exports jumping 31%.
May 1, 2014 Rio Tinto exhibits over $1 million in artwork from Australia’s Kimberley region It consists 44 pieces of artwork valued at more than US$1 million, and is on display at the AAMU Museum of Contemporary Aboriginal Art in the Netherlands.
April 30, 2014 Alrosa announces measures on short-term debt refinancing Russian state-controlled Alrosa's bank loans and public debt instruments account for $4 billion with long-term debt share of 88% as of Wednesday.
April 29, 2014 Kennady North Diamonds advances in Northwest Territories There has been an unusual recovery at site of a high quality white, colourless and transparent diamond measuring approximately 1 millimetre in diameter.
April 29, 2014 Chinese most clever way to deal with smog: turn it into diamonds Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde is developing a new, energy-friendly mechanism to suck smog out of the air and transform it into diamonds, to be tested in Beijing.
April 29, 2014 Panama Diamond Exchange launches trilingual website It will operate in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
April 29, 2014 Christie’s expects $25 million for largest, flawless blue diamond But If recent auctions in Geneva are any indication, “The Blue” could go for $50 million or more.
South Africa’s last manganese smelter on the brink as high power costs weigh Transalloys CEO Konstantin Sadovnik says the business has been loss‑making for about three years. December 30, 2025 | 08:13 am
